Level 3 Accounts Assistant Apprenticeship - Fulham Cross Academy Trust – Find an apprenticeship

Summary

A finance apprentice will play a supporting role in the school's finance department, helping manage financial processes and gaining practical experience in financial administration. The role provides valuable experience in managing school finances while allowing the apprentice to develop technical and administrative skills.

Annual wage: £11,980.80 to £21,415.68 a year
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Training course: Assistant accountant (level 3)
Hours: Monday to Friday, 8:30am - 4:30pm, with a 45 minute break.
36 hours a week
Possible start date: Thursday 10 October
Duration: 1 Year 3 Months
Positions available: 1

Work

As an apprentice, you’ll work at a company and get hands-on experience. You’ll gain new skills and work alongside experienced staff.

What you’ll do at work

Role & Purpose

To support teaching & learning in a safe and healthy environment with a commitment to quality in service delivery.
To share the aims and ethos of the Trust and its schools.
To provide high-quality finance and administration support to the Director of Finance.
To carry out the responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust’s Equalities Policy.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

Finance

To work as part of the Finance team to support the timely and accurate processing of orders, invoices and payments and the monthly reconciliation process.
To be accountable for the computerised SIMS/Xero system in order to:
- Raise purchase orders and place orders.
- Match invoices with purchase orders and process for payment.
- Set up new suppliers.
- Create weekly BACS payment runs.
- Assist with monthly reconciliation of non-staffing budget expenditure with the schools’ bank account.
- Process petty cash payments.
- Process journals for printing costs and IT resources ½ termly.
- Produce appropriate charges for curriculum and administrative stationery provided to departments.
- Produce ½ termly statements for budget holders.
Liaise with suppliers and budget holders in the above regard.
Investigate and resolve any queries as a result of the above.
Relevant filing and record keeping.

Administration

As directed by the Finance Manager/Director of Finance, provide administrative support to facilitate the work of the school’s administrative function.
To undertake office administration tasks such as taking telephone calls and enquiries; sending communications home; and issuing lunch cards
Dealing with first aid incidents.

General

To comply with policies and procedures relating to child protection, health and safety, equality, confidentiality and data protection, reporting all concerns to the appropriate person.
To support the operational and administrative services provided by the school office.
To be a nominated first aider (training will be given), maintaining appropriate knowledge and skills and staying suitably qualified.
To display a commitment and empathy to and with young people, and an understanding of the challenges they face.
To engage fully in appropriate CPD staying up to date with relevant legislation.

Confidentiality

To treat with absolute confidentiality personal information concerning students, employees, and other stakeholders.

This is not an exhaustive list of activities related to the job and is intended as a main summary of tasks only. Job descriptions are subject to annual review in consultation with the post holder.

Where you’ll work

Fulham Cross Academy

Kingwood Road

Fulham

London

SW6 6SN

Training

An apprenticeship includes regular training with a college or other training organisation. At least 20% of your working hours will be spent training or studying.

College or training organisation

SCCU LTD

Your training course

Assistant accountant (level 3)

Equal to A level

Course contents

Assist with the investigation and response to financial information queries.

Record and analyse financial data using the organisation’s standard tools and processes.

Apply double entry bookkeeping and accounting standards to process financial documents, generate financial statements and report financial information to users of accounts.

Assist with production of accurate financial information for the preparation of accounts.

Reconcile financial data, such as, preparation of reconciliations or review of reconciliations.

Investigate, resolve or escalate transactional queries and errors within their remit as appropriate.

Develop and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders.

Communicate financial information in a way that non-finance stakeholders can interpret and understand.

Utilise digital skills to present key financial information using finance and accounting software and applications.

Use software packages to assist with basic accounting tasks in line with cyber and data security requirements, using data securely and safely, including backing up data.

Communicate using varying approaches and different media methods with an appreciation of the risks and benefits to the business of social media and other digital applications.

Your training plan

This training plan has not been finalised. Check with this employer if you’ll need to travel to a college or training location for this apprenticeship.

Requirements

Desirable qualifications

GCSE in:

Other GCSE or equivalent in English (grade Grade 4-9 or equivalent)
Other GCSE or equivalent in Maths (grade Grade 4-9 or equivalent)

Let the company know about other relevant qualifications and industry experience you have. They can adjust the apprenticeship to reflect what you already know.

Skills

Communication skills
IT skills
Attention to detail
Organisation skills
Team working
Willingness to learn
Numerical and Analytical Skill
Basic Financial Knowledge
Time Keeping
Ethics and Integrity
Interpersonal Skills

Other requirements

Pre-employment checks. Please be aware that upon a successful offer of employment the company completes digitalised right-to-work checks and DBS applications via an external provider - 'Matrix Screening'. The company also completes an internal online social media search, in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance.

About this company

Inspire ATA is an official Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, licenced by the Department for Education. Currently ranked 1st in the Rate My Apprenticeship Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers in the UK Award 2024-2025. Inspire ATA specialises in creating apprenticeship opportunities, where we recruit and employ the apprentice on behalf of our host clients, enabling us to offer additional support and a better experience for both the apprentice and the client as the experts in the industry. We arrange the most suitable and appropriate apprenticeship training from one of our partnered training providers. If you are successful in securing an apprenticeship with Inspire ATA, it is important to understand that Inspire ATA will be your employer and the apprenticeship placement will be a separate organisation that simply hosts you as an apprentice. As a Flexi-Job Apprenticeship Agency, Inspire ATA performs an important role in developing the UK labour market and it is our responsibility to ensure that talent is recognised, developed, and matched with business needs, whatever the background of the individual, irrespective of race, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity and gender reassignment. We are proud of the diverse nature of our business and work with clients to ensure that all candidates are treated with courtesy and respect.

Company benefits

Eligible for an NUS card for discounts in shops and restaurants. Eligible for an apprenticeship oyster card, 30% off travel. Discount on Nandos, ASOS, Vue cinema and much more. Automatic rise in pay after 12 months.

After this apprenticeship

Possible progression into a full-time role for the right applicant.

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